Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 96 The loyal Mu clan

Just before today, Zhu Zhen thought the situation was great.

He just came close to shouting the slogan "I have the advantage."

But suddenly the situation took a turn for the worse. Not only did the sharp sword take advantage of the chaos to threaten Dali, but Silunfa had not made a counterattack in the past few days and actually went straight to Kunming.

Fortunately, Zhu Chu has been resting and reorganizing his troops here these days, preparing for a decisive battle with Silunfa at any time.

He never expected that what had always been his advantage would suddenly be reversed.

In desperation, Zhu Qi could only separate from Mu Ying again. Mu Ying rushed to Kunming with his [-] troops to return reinforcements, and Zhu Qi himself quickly rushed to Dali City with his own troops.

"The knife is strong, you are looking for death," Zhu Zhen's expression was ugly all the way.

That Dao Gan Meng actually dared to cause trouble at this stall. I have to say that this old boy can be considered a tyrant.

But is he looking down on himself too much?
If it weren't for the huge threat from Silunfa in front, Zhu Zhen would not leave the city easily. If Dao Gan Meng dared to attack, just the east and west camps outside the city, which were the original camps of Muchun and Zhao Kuo, would be enough for Dao Gan. Drink a big drink.

Even after seeing the equipment of the natives, Zhu Zhen still believed that the combat effectiveness of the natives was not as good as that of the Ming army.

But now he could only hope that Li Shuran could resist the fierce invasion by relying on the city wall.

The city of Dali was too important to Zhu Zhen and he could not afford to lose it. He would rather have all of Yunnan occupied by Silunfa than lose Dali.

If you lose Yunnan, you can recover again, but if you lose Dali, everything will be lost.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhen began to urge: "Hurry up, we must quickly eliminate Dao Gan Meng, and then we have to support Kunming. I know everyone will be very tired, just hold on a little longer."

The troops have been fighting everywhere with him. They finally took a rest in the past few days and caught up with this kind of thing again.

Zhu Ming was also worried about tiring people down.

So even if he was riding a horse and didn't drive too fast, he still had to consider the overall marching speed.

After all, even if he rushed back to Dali by himself, he wouldn't be able to defeat all the tens of thousands of enemies by himself, right?

But the distance to Dali was not close after all. They had traveled several days to get to Dingyuan County. Now if they wanted to go back, it would not be possible to complete the trip in one day.

And the next morning, the entire army was preparing to continue marching after breakfast.

There are scouts from Muchun coming to report.

"Your Highness, a native army was found in front of us, about 5 to [-] people," the scout reported to Zhu Zhen.

As a modern man, Zhu Zhen knew the importance of information. Even during the rapid march, he did not ignore the arrangements in this regard. He always sent scouts in advance to explore the situation ahead.

But at this moment, they suddenly encountered a native army?
Could it be that Dao Ganmeng had predicted the route of Zhu Chu's troops in advance, so he stopped him halfway?
Or are other nearby chieftains also trying to take advantage of the situation?

"Rebellion against them," Zhu Zhen suddenly became angry and shouted: "The whole army is ready to kill them."

Zhu Zheng was too concerned about the gains and losses of Dali City. At this time, he wished he could kill the Buddha if he stood in the way of Buddha, and killed the god if he stood in the way of God.

But after a while, another spy came over from that direction.

"Report to Your Highness, Chieftain Mu wants to see you."

"Mu's chieftain? Is it them?" Zhu Zhen was stunned.

It turns out that the native troops we are about to encounter ahead are actually the Mu clan from Lijiang?
And unknowingly, Zhu Zhen was marching rapidly, passing from Dingyuan County to Midu County, and was about to enter the territory of Dali.

But the Mu family originally belonged to Lijiang and were supposedly in the other direction of Dali. Why did they come here?Could it be that the Mu clan actually formed a secret alliance with Dao Ganmeng and wanted to take advantage of the situation together?
Zhu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, holding back the anger in his heart, and said: "Okay, let them come, I will receive them personally."

The scout turned and left.

At this time, Wang Fu, Zhao Kuo and Muchun had also arrived after receiving the news.

"I want to see what Mu family has to say," Zhu Zhen sneered again and again.

As a result, when the Mu clan followed the previous scouts and arrived at Zhu Chu's camp, Zhu Chu was stunned.

Because the visitors were not Mu De, the chieftain of the Mu family, but his eldest son Mu Chu, and Mu Qiu, whose real name was Al Qiu, who had left a deep impression on Zhu Chu.

This is not the main thing. The main thing is that Zhu Chu also discovered that Mu Chu and Mu Qiu both had white ribbons tied on their foreheads. They were dressed in mourning clothes.

Although the traditional style of wearing white hats has long existed in Yunjikawachi, Zhu Zhen can still distinguish the difference between the white hats worn in daily life and the mourning wearing hemp.

"Chief Mu of the Mu family, the lower official Mu Chu comes to greet His Highness Qian Sui." Mu Chu suddenly saluted and knelt down in front of Zhu Chu.

Originally, he had not yet gone to the Yingtian court to pay tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang, so he could not be considered a formal chieftain officer.

What Zhu Zhen is more concerned about is: "Who died? Uncle Mu De?"

"Yes," Mu Qiu knelt down beside him, lowered his head, bit his lip, and said harshly: "A few days ago, the Daoganmeng tribe suddenly sent an envoy to visit my father, saying that he would take advantage of Silun's uprising. On this occasion, we will attack Dali together with them and seize His Highness's money, food, and Han people."

"Oh?" Zhu Zhen turned to look at Mu Qiu noncommittally, knowing that since she took the initiative to say this, she must have something to say.

Sure enough, Mu Qiu raised his head, looked at Zhu Xi with red eyes, and raised his voice and said: "My father left a family motto that the Mu family will be loyal to Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty for life, and the descendants will never dare to rebel or offend. So my father said in the first chapter At one time, we raised an army and rushed to Dali to help His Highness quell the rebels. But my father was old and passed away on the road. But until his death, he still told us brothers and sisters to continue to go to Dali to protect him. "

"But when we arrived in Dali, before we could enter the city, we were attacked by Dao Gan's fierce troops. In desperation, we heard from Mr. Li Shuran on the city wall that His Highness was in this direction, so we came to join you. And reported to His Highness Dao A violent crime."

Zhu Zhen took a long breath. He never expected that Mu De would be so loyal.

I never expected that the last time I said goodbye to Lijiang, I would say goodbye forever.

However, Mu De was indeed very old, and the old man was a little anxious when he got the news. In addition, due to the exhaustion of the carriage and horses, he was unable to hold on and passed away.

Mu Chu and Mu Qiu could only hastily bury their father on the road, and then continue marching to bypass Dali and come here to find Zhu Chu.

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Mu Chu asked angrily.

Mu Chu was originally a tall and strong man with a straight mind, not even as articulate as his sister Mu Qiu.

So it was Mu Qiu who just stated the causes and consequences.

And don't underestimate Muqiu. Aleqiu's name means 'capable woman' in their tribe, which shows that Muqiu's status in the tribe is not low.

That is to say, she is a daughter, otherwise maybe she is the heir of the Mu clan.

Especially this time when the Mu clan went on an expedition, it seemed that Mu Chu was the leader, but in fact it was Mu Qiu who was coordinating the entire army.

After all, this is not a woman from the Central Plains, but a chieftain from a minority group. Women can also show their faces, and even lead troops to fight.

Zhu Ming pondered for a moment and was about to speak.

Suddenly, a messenger came again to report: "Baiyachuan Etao wants to see you."

It's him?

(End of this chapter)